Mailfence vs Tuta
Tuta has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 7.3 against 6.5, and Privacy 6.5 against 5.9.
Mailfence
Belgian OpenPGP email suite with a free tier and Bitcoin or Litecoin payment
Privacy
5.9/ 10
Fair
Safety
6.5/ 10
Fair
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
Tuta
German encrypted email and calendar with open-source clients and a free tier
Privacy
6.5/ 10
Fair
Safety
7.3/ 10
Strong
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| Mailfence | Tuta | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | ||
| KYC policy | No ID mentioned | No ID mentioned |
| Custody | N/A | N/A |
| Sign-up | Email required | No account needed |
| Open source | No | Yes |
| Tor onion address | No | No |
| Coins | BTC, LTC | Not published |
| Pay with | Card, Crypto, PayPal, Bank transfer | Card, PayPal |
| Fees | Free plan available; paid plans billed in advance (monthly, quarterly or yearly). Subscriptions are not refunded. | Not published |
| Limits | Free accounts are suspended after 7 months of inactivity and deleted 5 months later. | Not published |
| Founded | 1999 | 2011 |
| Jurisdiction | Belgium | Germany |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only Mailfence
Requires email
Both
5+ years operatingLegal entity disclosedNo phone needed
Only Tuta
Open source
Where they sit among email
Questions
Is Mailfence or Tuta safer?
Tuta has the higher Safety grade: Mailfence 6.5, Tuta 7.3, out of 10.
Does Mailfence or Tuta require KYC?
Mailfence is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned). Tuta is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned).
Which has more incidents on record?
Mailfence has 0 and Tuta has 0 documented incidents in the registry.